Auth bypass in GitLab

CVE-2022-1426

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 12.6 before 14.8.6, all versions starting from 14.9 before 14.9.4, all versions starting from 14.10 before 14.10.1. GitLab was not correctly authenticating a user that had some certain amount of information which allowed an user to authenticate without a personal access token.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.0 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (58.4th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 58.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-1426: held from 0.009 to 0.009.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • GitLab — versions 14.10.0, >=12.6, <14.8.6, >=14.9, <14.9.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1426?
CVE-2022-1426 is a low-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 2.0/10. Published 2022-05-11.
How severe is CVE-2022-1426?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.0 out of 10.